The Warriors started the contest with the latter.
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Indeed, the Spurs played with far more fire in Game 4 at AT&T Center.
LaMarcus Aldridge, driving past the Warriors’ Quinn Cook, had 22 points and 10 rebounds in the Spurs’ 103-90 win in Game 4 of the first-round playoff series Sunday. By knocking down mid-rangers, getting to the line and hitting some 3-pointers Durant pulled the Warriors back within 4 points at one point in the 4th quarter. We’ll see if we can maintain that for the next game.
Kerr said Curry’s recovery from a sprained MCL is going according to plan but that Curry is “not going to play anytime soon”, per the Mercury News’ Mark Medina. One of them games. Although they have unraveled in the 3rd quarters of games 2 and 3, when Golden State created enough separation to win both games, by and large, they’ve been a good defensive side.
The sight was odd, jarring even. Gregg Popovich was absent Thursday from the San Antonio Spurs’ sideline he has roamed for 22 years for Game 3 of the team’s playoff series against Golden State, missing a second consecutive postseason game after the unexpected death of his wife. They weren’t focused. They messed around. “I know I can take the game over defensively on any given night”. As that shot went in, Aldridge said he told himself, “Well, this is about time we had these breaks”. There isn’t a better player in the game who moves around the court freeing himself for an open shot than Klay.
Steve Kerr believes Manu Ginobili should play another two years, despite seeing the San Antonio Spurs legend deny his Golden State Warriors a sweep in the first round of the National Basketball Association playoffs. The Spurs extended their lead to as many as 17 points in the first half while holding an edge in nearly every statistical category.
There was no benefit to Sunday’s loss, either. They are a proud franchise, and they were definitely not going to just roll over and concede a series sweep. Toward the end of the game, players like Green weren’t hustling back and giving up on plays, even though they were still very much in the game.
The San Antonio Spurs took Game 4 of their series against the Golden State Warriors.
Last year, the Warriors didn’t lose a game in the Western Conference playoffs. The Argentinian also finished with five assists playing 25 minutes coming off the bench.
There was an added sadness to the atmosphere of this game, albeit of an obviously less serious nature. They simply outplayed the Warriors in this one, and as ESPN’s Chris Haynes reported, the mood in the Golden State locker room after the game wasn’t quite what we’ve become accustomed to with this group. “It’s a good lesson for us – a good reminder – that you’ve got to bring it. We’ll do that on Tuesday”.
But regardless of that outcome, it’s a question we shouldn’t have to be asking about a championship-caliber team.
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Tuesday’s game will go a long way to answering that question.
